Last week, most people studying the rosters would have predicted that Central’s depth in the midfield, and their experienced defense would be enough to beat Hudson Valley in round two, it certainly was not the case as the Valley dominated for more than 29 minutes into the game.
  
Attackman Jay Lucus (Fox Lane) scored the first goal of the game (unassisted) for HV just 52 seconds into the game with what is the most common type of goal scored in the games; the one-one-one drive from front left. The game turned to transition as neither team scored for four minutes, after which Central’s Jack Venditti scored the tying goal on a pass from John Greeley.
 
At 4:37 Robbie Bosco scored on a pass from Chris Bocklet in man up and started a run in which Hudson Valley scored six more goals before Central scored their next goal in the third quarter. The first quarter ended with Valley up 2-1.
 
HV scored three unanswered goals in the second quarter. Attackman Brian Douglass (John Jay) scored the first with a feed from Kevin Stockel (also John Jay) in man up. Stockel scored the next goal (assisted by Bocklet) and Stockel scored the last goal of the half on a feed from Bocklet in man up. Hudson Valley took a 5-1 lead into the halftime break.
 
In the third quarter Douglas scored again with a feed from Bocklet at 11:09, this time on a full field clear. Stockel’s goal (assisted by Bosco) gave HV a 7-1 lead until Jack Harmatuk scored on a Tim Rommel feed to break Central’s dry spell at 7:13. Central scored another goal when Nick Blumer picked up a loose ground ball in the front of the crease and hit the nets at 1:45. Douglass ended the third with an unassisted goal at 0:51 for HV who led at the end of three quarters with a score of 8-3.
 
Although Central made an effort to recover in the last quarter, the scoring was back and forth with Central scoring first with a man up goal by Josh Amidon (assisted by Tim Desko). Stockel responded with another goal and a feed from Bocklet. Central returned with Nick Lococo’s score (assisted by Venditti) and HV took it’s turn with a Douglass from Bocklet combo. Central scored the last goal of the game (Lococo from Greeley).
 
The combination of Bocklet (6a), Douglass (4g) and Stockel (4g-1a) was just too much for Central today. West Genesee star goalie, John Galloway produced only 3 saves while allowing 6 goals (33%) but Ben Stoker (Oswego) helped Central with 5s/4ga for a 55% day. Cory Ender (Putnam Valley) made 12 saves (6/ga) for a 67% day for Hudson Valley.
 
Central was also hurt by the lack of production by their man up, who managed only 1 goal on 7 opportunities. (HV was 3 for 9).
 
Scoring for Central were Amidon (1g), Blumer (1g), Desko (1a), Greeley (2a), Karmatuk (1g), Lococo (2g), Venditti (1g-1a). Desko led the ground ball effort.
 
Scoring for Hudson Valley were Bocklet (6a), Bosco (1g-1a), Douglass (4g), Lucas (1g), Stockel (4g-1a). Bosco led in ground balls with 5.
      

  

(July 28, 2006)- Western scored ten unanswered goals in the second half on their way to a 15-4 win over Adirondack in the second game on Friday.

Rush-Henrietta middie, Justin Rose started things off for Western with his unassisted goal at 9:20. Grant Catalino (4g-2a) scored less than a minute later (assisted by Matt Pierotti from Corning East) and although ADK fought back with an unassisted goal by Josh Knight (Saratoga Springs), Western scored the next three in a row. Charlie Sauter (Canandaigua) scored at 7:17 on a beautiful inside feed by Mike Danylyshyn who ended the game with 4g-1a. Cade Norris scored (unassisted) and Danylyshyn scored on pass from Catalino. Adirondack finished the quarter with goals by Steve D’Amario in man up and Sam Bradman (assisted by D’Amario). Western led at the end of the first quarter, 5-3.

Hudson Valley made it a one goal game when Jack Leary (Niskayuna) scored an unassisted man up goal at the top of the second, after Danylyshyn was hit with a three minute stick penalty. It was, however, the last goal for Adirondack as Western held them scoreless for the next thirty-six minutes.

RJ Wickham saw the bulk of shooting from ADK and ended the game with 4s and 4/ga (50%) while Thomas Holden (Corning East) made 1 save (100%). They each played for half the game. Corning East face off man, Carter Bloor handled a majority of the face offs for Western and won 12/15. He also led the ground ball effort with 9 while Penn Yan defenseman Mike Manley added seven.

Scoring for Adirondack were Bradman (1g), Knight (1g), Leary (1g) and D’Amario (1g-1a).

Scoring for Western were Catalino (4g-2a), Danylyshyn (4g-1a), AJ Groot (1g), Norris (1g), Pierotti (1g-2a), Rose (1g), Sauter (1g), Dom Scalzo (1g) and Michael White (1g).
  

       

(July 28, 2006)- Long Island used ten different players to score 20g-8a as they defeated New York City 20-6 in the third game on Friday.
    
NYC scored the first goal at 10:56 with an unassisted score by Jacques Ward (Governors Academy). Long Island tied the game at one with a Dean Gibbons (Garden City) from Ryan Young (Chaminade) combination.
    
New York City added two more goals to take a short-lived lead as Ward scored again (with an assist by Tim Maloney) and an unassisted goal at 5:59 by Phillip Dimin (Fieldston). LI scored the next eight goals before Max Vanboargondien scored an unassisted goal at 5:46 of the second quarter. The rest of the game was dominated by Long Island scoring including a period of just over a minute and a half during which they scored four goals.
    
As Adam Ghitelman played the entire game on Tuesday, it was Huntington’s Sean Brady’s turn to play the full game in the cage. He recorded 7s and allowed 6ga (53%) for Long Island. New York City’s Michael Brockway (8s / 7ga) and Ben Feldberg (3s / 13ga) each played one half the game. Gibbons led the ground ball list for LI with 8 while defenseman Will Hershey (Fieldston) led the list for NYC with five.
    
Long Island defenseman Derek Speziale recorded 3 takes and fellow defenseman Kevin Piegare added two take aways. Stephen Bentz won 9 or 13 face offs and All Kohart won 8 of 13 for Long Island.
    
Scoring for NYC were Anthony Adler (1g), Phillip Dimin (1g), Max Vanboargondien (1g), and Ward (3g).
    
Scoring for Long Island were Bentz (1g-2a), R Bratton (1g-1a), S Bratton (3g-2a), Steven Denapoli (2g), Kohart (4g), Gibbons (1g-1a), Howell (2g), Justin Turri (1g), Corey Winkoff (3g-1a) and Ryan Young (2g-1a).
    

       

(July 28, 2006) - The first half of the Central-Western game was very closely matched as they tied at one at the end of the first quarter and tied at four at the half. Central took a 4-1 advantge in scoring in the third, but Western came back hard the last quarter, taking a one goal lead with just over four minutes left in the game. Central tied the game at 3:00 (Joel White, unassisted) and the game winner was scored by Jack Venditti with 1:58 left in the game.

RJ Wickham (Western) had 11s/10ga for 52% while John Galloway (Central) had 14s/9ga for a 61% game. Western’s man up was a little better (3/8) while Central managed 1/4. Michael Manley continued to be a dominant defensive player for Western with six ground balls and a number of key turn aways. Also noteworthy in the Western defense were Drew Palmer (4gb and 1 take) and Alex Nowack (1gb and 1 take). Carter Bloor won 14/22 face offs and was the only Western player to face off. Almost six hundred people stood on the sidelines on the RIT turf field to watch the game.
  
Central's Tim Henderson (3gb and 2 takes), with Tom Guadagnolo (2gb and 1 take) and Jack Korzyp kept the Western drivers from the crease.

Scoring for Western were Bloor (1g), Catalino (2g), Mike Danylyshyn (2a), AJ Groot (1g), Matt Pierotti (1g-1a), Dom Scalzo (3g), and Michael White (1g).

Scoring for Central were Josh Amidon (1g), Nick Blumer (1g), Jeremy Boltus (1g-2a), Jack Harmatuk (1g), Nick Lococo (2g), Jovan Miller (2g), Venditti (1g-1a) and Joel White (1g).
    

  

(July 28, 2006)-The New York City team had a great deal to celebrate about, as they scored four unanswered goals in the first quarter and then added two more in the second quarter on their way to a 12-7 victory. The teams each scored three goals in each of the two last quarters.
  
NYC went right to work, scoring their first goal in the first minute of play as Jacques Ward scored with a feed from Anthony Adler. Max Vanboargondien, who ended the game with 4g-1a scored the second goal of the day on a feed from Phillip Dimin. Adler then added a score (assisted from Nicholas Weaver) at 1:35 and Tim Maloney who finished with 3g, scored the last goal of the quarter at 0:18.
  
Adirondack scored their only goal of the quarter at the 5:21 mark of the second quarter (Chris Hall, unassisted) but Maloney and Dimin (man up) each scored an unassisted goal to give NYC a 6-1 halftime lead.
  
Vanboargondien and Ward scored unassisted goals at the top of the second half. Adirondack saw a goal from Steve Lefebvre (assisted by Jack Leary) which was followed closely by another goal from Maloney. ADK returned with two more from Hall as the third quarter ended with NYC up 9-4.
  
Matt Johnson added an unassisted goal for ADK but it was countered by one from Vanboargondien. Derek Slipperly scored two more for ADK and New York City saw another from Vanboargondien (assisted by Scott Margolis) and Nicholas Weaver.
  
Pat Corbine (4s/6ga=40%) and Nic Rende (0s/6ga) each played a half in the goal for Adirondack while Ben Feldberg (13s/7ga) played the entire game for NYC.
  
Scoring for Adirondack were Sipperly (2g), Matt Johnson (1g), Hall (3g) and Lefebvre (1g).
  
Scoring for New York City were Adler (1g-1a), Dimin (1g-1a), Maloney (3g), Vanboargondien (g-1a), Ward (2g) and Weaver (1g-1a).
  

       

(July 28, 2006)-The last game of the day saw Long Island beat Hudson Valley 12-4 and move Long Island into good position for a gold or silver as the are the only team to reach 3-0  after three game.
  
There was no doubt who was in charge at the start of the game as LI took the early 6-0 lead.  Hudson Valley scored here and there throughout the second half after being shut out for the first 28 minutes of the game.
  
Thirteen penalties were assessed (7 LI and 6 HV) and Long Island scored on 2 of six while Hudson Valley scored on 1 of 7. Rhamel Bratton was ejected at 8:01 of the third quarter after receiving a second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the game.
  
Adam Ghitelman had a 60% day (6s/4ga) for Long Island while David Sarubbi made 8 saves while allowing 12ga (40%) for Hudson Valley.  Stephen Bentz won 6 of 8 face offs and Al Kohart added 5 of 8 for Long Island.
  
Hudson Valley defenseman Dan DeCosta scored a dramatic unassisted goal at 1:39 of the third while falling toward the crease line. Others scoring for HV were Andrew Collins (1g), Brian Douglass (1g-1a) and Kevin Stockel (1g).
  
Scoring for Long Island were Rhamel Bratton (2g), Shamel Bratton (2g), Brian Caufield (1g), Kohart (4g), Dean Gibbons (1a), Zach Howell (1g-1a), Corey Winkoff (1g-1a) and Ryan Young (1g).